Emergency vehicles from every agency available line the roadway of Route 21 between Sissonville, W.Va., and Pocatalico, W.Va., on Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012, after a natural gas line explosion. At least five homes went up in flames Tuesday afternoon and a badly burned section of the expressway in West Virginia was closed after a natural gas line exploded in an hour-long inferno.

Gallery: Gas line explosion in Sissonville, W.Va.

Dec. 13, 2012 @ 11:24 AM

The Associated Press

At least five homes went up in flames Tuesday afternoon and a badly burned section of Interstate 77 in West Virginia was closed after a natural gas line exploded in an hour-long inferno.